A gift from Froebel

You may not have heard of Froebel, but if you know about an organization he once established, you will definitely feel that you have met him too late. On June 21, 1852, German educator Derich Froebel died at the age of 70. In 1837, he opened a play and activity educational institution for young children in Blankenburg, for which he invented a new name - kindergarten.

The paper ball flower I made today is called "a gift from Froebel". Although Froebel is more famous, this paper ball flower does not seem to be very famous... The tutorial also provides several expansion forms, which will make your paper ball flower more lively and interesting.

Okay, let’s start making it.

In terms of materials, you need to prepare 6 pieces of large double-sided colored paper and 6 pieces of small double-sided colored paper. The small paper should be 1/4 of the large paper.

1. First fold the paper in half and unfold it, then fold the left and right parts in half and unfold it, leaving a crease.

2. Fold the top and bottom in half along the center line, and then unfold, leaving a crease.

3. After flipping it over, fold it diagonally.

4. Then fold the four corners to the midpoint and unfold them, leaving creases.

5. At this point you should get the crease diagram as shown in the picture.